What is the difference between Hanbok and Chinese dress?

The difference between Chinese dress and Hanfu lies in the concept and scope.

First of all, the concept is different, the original meaning of Chinese dress refers to gorgeous clothing, but also the meaning of the traditional Chinese national costume. The full name of the Chinese dress is "traditional Chinese national dress", also known as Han clothes, Han clothes, Chinese clothes, Han clothes stereotypes in the Zhou Dynasty, inherited in the Qin Dynasty. In addition, the scope is different, it can be said that the Chinese dress covers the Chinese dress, the scope is wider, the scope of Hanfu is more narrow.

Hanbok culture is the cultural sum reflecting the Confucian rites and ceremonial dress system, which runs through the Confucian book and history system from the Western Zhou Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, "The Records of the Rites", "The Book of the Later Han Dynasty - Opinions and Clothing", "The Book of the Song Dynasty - The Fifth Book of Rites and Clothing", "The Book of the Southern Qi Dynasty - Opinions and Clothing", "The Book of the Wei Dynasty - Rites and Clothing IV No. 4, 13th", "The Book of the Sui Dynasty - Rituals and Etiquettes VII", "The Old Tang Dynasty Book of Public Opinions and Clothing", "The New Tang Dynasty Book of Public Carriages and Clothing", "The Book of the Song Dynasty - Public Opinions and Clothing", and Ming Dynasty History - Public Opinion Clothing," which is reflected through the ceremonial dress, court dress, public dress, regular dress, and accessories.

Continuing from the Three Emperors and the Five Emperors to the present day (with a forced break in the Qing Dynasty), and perfecting itself through successive inheritance, Hanbok culture is a very mature and self-contained millennial culture. In contemporary times, Hanbok culture is being gradually revived through the Hanbok movement, a form of folk culture movement.